[Lefty Noob]

It hasn't happened yet, at least not to the best of my knowledge, but with the acquisition of Cesar Izturis from the Chicago Cubs, Jack Wilson's days as a Pittsburgh Pirate are over.

According to the Associated Press, "Wilson, Pittsburgh's starting shortstop since 2001, is the club's longest-tenured position player. He's also the Pirates' highest-paid player at $5.25 million this season and is due to make $6.5 million in 2008 and $7.25 million in 2009... The 29-year-old Wilson, a .264 career hitter, has a .254 average with four homers and 26 RBIs this season. On Monday, he became involved in a dugout shouting match with pitching coach Jim Colborn after Wilson failed to catch a popup that left fielder Jason Bay probably would have caught."

I for one will hate to see Wilson go, even though this will save the team money in the long run. So where does he wind up, you think?

[Lefty Noob]

Well, here's the latest Wilson trade rumor, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "The Pirates have made known to other teams that shortstop Jack Wilson is available, and the Toronto Blue Jays are interested. But any trade is unlikely to happen until after Major League Baseball's July 31 non-waiver deadline, mostly because the Pirates surely will be asked to pick up a significant portion of the $14.25 million Wilson is owed after this season."

Great, we get to trade Wilson AND we have the privilege of still paying him. Lovely. Um, can they fire Littlefield already?

[Lefty Noob]

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting that Wilson has agreed to waive his no trade clause, and he could be headed to Detroit.

[Lefty Noob]

The proposed deal with the Tigers reportedly fell through, but Wilson just cleared waivers, so he may yet be traded. Stay tuned!

[EmpireWF]

Wilson is a nice player to have, he could help a playoff bound team. But would he be happy as a bench player?

[ThePundit]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

The proposed deal with the Tigers reportedly fell through, but Wilson just cleared waivers, so he may yet be traded. Stay tuned!

Why would Detroit want him? They have Carlos Guillen.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Well, here's the latest Wilson trade rumor, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "The Pirates have made known to other teams that shortstop Jack Wilson is available, and the Toronto Blue Jays are interested. But any trade is unlikely to happen until after Major League Baseball's July 31 non-waiver deadline, mostly because the Pirates surely will be asked to pick up a significant portion of the $14.25 million Wilson is owed after this season."

Great, we get to trade Wilson AND we have the privilege of still paying him. Lovely. Um, can they fire Littlefield already?

I do recall you once called Jack a "cornerstone" of the team.... ...does this mean the building is crumbling?

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

I do recall you once called Jack a "cornerstone" of the team.... ...does this mean the building is crumbling?

Let me put it this way: if the Bucs were an office building, they'd have been condemned long ago, torn down and made into a parking lot.